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Smyrna times., 1887-09-21
Depth Of the Charleston Earth
quake.

In a communication to the American
Academy of Sciences, Capt. C. E. Dut.
ton gives a calculation of the depth of
the Charleston earthquake centrum.
which puts it at the enormous distance
OF twelve miles below the earth's sur
face. The calculation by Robert NAL
let Of the depth at which Neapolitan
earthquake of 1857 originated was the
first attempt to solve such a problem.
Working on the assumption that the
earth wave radiates in straight lines
from the origin, and hence at different
distances, from the centre of surface
disturbance it has different angles of
emergence, Mallet found that lines
drawn parallel to these angles, if pro-
jected, would intersect each other at a
mean depth of about five miles under
the surface.
From seismOnetric and other indica-
lions, the mean depth Ofthe Yokohama
earthquake of 1880 was calculated to
have been about three and a quarter
miles. While much greater depths of
centrum have been assigned to some
earthquakes, the accuracy of the calcu-
latiOns has been doubtful. Capt. Dut-
tons new method of determining the
depth of the focal cavity at Charleston
gives, therefore, a most remarkable re-
suit. But his conclusion is in harmony
with the observation of Mallet, that
' earthquakes which have a very great
area of sensible disturbance have also
a very deep seismel focus"
Smyrna times., 1887-09-21
Beautiful Women as a Bane.

A tendency of the present day is the
laxity of conversation permitted bv
many ladies in the society of their male
friends. This latter evil is one of verv
rapid growth, and has spread in MANY
cases from the married women even
to the girls, who think that thew can
make themselves as agreeable to the
men as their successful rivals by adopt-
ing the same style and allowing the
same freedom of conversation. This.
to great extent, is attributed to the
rage for beautiful women which for
some time now has been dominant in
London society; for now a woman. if
she is extremely lovely, and can get an
introduction, is sure to be a star in So
ciety for time, no matter what her
position may be and whether it enti.
ties her to be feted and made much of
by the great ones of the land, and
wishing to make her reign as success.
tul as possible until a brighter star
arises and eclipses her, permits and en-
courages that loose kind of converse.
ton that is so attractive to manv men.
This rage for beauty has been a great
bane in London society for some time.
and has rightly been a source of annov-
ance to the younger unmarried mem
bers of families who hold their position
by right, for it is an undoubted hard.
ship for them to feel themselves
shelved and neglected by the men in
favor of the fashionable beauties, and
some of the sillier of them think that
they can improve their position bv
copying the ways, manners, and con-
versation of these piratical craft. So.
clety has lately advanced a stage fur
ther, and the beauties of London soci-
ETY. whose face is their fortune~ are
now finding rivals in successful show.
men, whose merits as pets of the fash
ionable world are not properly appre-
ciated in their own country. This same
worship of a successful Snowman is in
close analogy to the later and more
rotten days of the Roman Empire,
when the gladiators were the favored
ones and pets of the Roman ladies.
Society, again, is open to all who have
the golden key; and if any aspirant
who does not happen to have a beauti-
ful face, or to be a successful Snowman
with flowing locks and wild appear.
ance, can judiciously get taken up, and
is willing to spend unlimited money
his or her success is also insured.-Lon.
don ReCielC.
Smyrna times., 1887-09-21
Lost a Horse.

Mrs. Robert R. Cochran, of Middle
town, visited the family of Eben Mas
sey, Kent County, Md, on Tuesday
OF last week, and on getting ready to
return to her home the mare she
was driving was found to be
lame. Mr.. Massey consequently loan
ed her a horse, which was returned
the next day, but the mare, which had
been turned into field could not be
found. A few day afterwards, however
1t was discovered that she had got be-
tween the stacks of straw in a large
yard, and had died there.
Smyrna times., 1887-09-21
SMYRNA DEL AFTERNOON SEPTEMBER 81 1881
A Necessary Punishment.

No credible or strange thing has hap.
pened, as Anarchist Most afirms. Ger
tain Anarchist who caused the murder
of Chicago policemen are to be hanged.
after enjoying every opportunity to de-
fend themselves by all the legal
methods which our equal laws allow
to every person, native or foreigner,
loyal or disloyal, innocent or guilty..
The course of justice has been so low
and cautiously fair that many jealous
defenders of free institutions have been
most indignant, and yet the calm de-
liberation ends in a unanimous decis-
lon of the Illinois Supreme Court con-
firming the conviction and sentence.
The decision of the court is heartily ap-
proved by ninety-nine out of every
hundred American citizens, for the
people of this country value their Gov
ernment, and distinctly want to hang
men who accept its hospitality only to
conspire against it, and murder officials
because they do their duty in uphold
ing that Government. 1t is not won
derful that the people uphold their
own Government. The wonder is that
they tolerate the presence on American
soil of such creatures as Most, or others
who expect a peoples government to
shield the murderers of its faithful Of
fceTs.
1t is the deliberate conviction of in
telligent citizens that the hanging of
these criminals is Necessary in order to
impress upon the minds of fOreign-born
revolutionists the fact that a peoples
government is not weaker, but infinite
ly stronger, than governments which
have not their origin in the will of the
governed. American citizens learned
that lesson when the greatest rebellion
OF history was suppressed. There are
times when mercy is proper, in consid-
Grafton of the ignorance of criminals
and their lack of moral responsibility
for their acts. But it is the deliberate
conviction of nearly all American citi-
zens that this is not such a case. The
Anarchists who make war on social or
der here know perfectly well that they
are law-breakers. They delude them
selves with the motion that no set of
officers and no party will dare to en-
force the laws against them, because
politicians fear their votes. It is high
time that this notion should be dis
PEELED.
Mr.. George and his friends of the
Labor party in this State take a step
which deserves the appreciation of all
good citizens when they cast out the
Anarchist who seek to turn a labor
movement into conspiracy against
social order. No party can hope for
the suffrages of free citizens which con-
sort with those who are hostile to the
self-gOverment of free citizens. Men
who come from abroad with a foreign
born hatred of all government, and who
have never learned that the government
which the people create and control
they also love; whose aim are hostile to
all social order; who think that the de-
fence of a citizens in his right to his
earnings and his property is a crime
against other citizens who have less
property, having spent their earning;
need to be taught that no party what |
ever in this country has the slightest
sympany with them or tolerate
their destructive aims.-N. Y. Tribune
Smyrna times., 1887-09-21
European Soldiers Coming.

Advices have been received to the
effect that the governments ofBelgium
and Switzerland will send one infantry
company each to participate in the in
ternational military drill in Chicago in
October next. 1t is expected that
France will send company from the
graduating class of st. Cyr, the West
Point of the republic. In an interview
with Gems. Brentley and Chetlain.
Chicago's representatives, now in
Europe, Sir Garnet Wolseley said in
response to a special invitation to at
tend the military encampment, that he
would be pleased to revisit the United
States, Of whose citizens he had manv
pleasing memories.
Smyrna times., 1887-09-21

The Cunards steamship Etrmia's
last trip to New York, ended SATURDAY..
was made in six days, four hours and
fOrty-seven minutes, or thirty-tive min
utes longer than the fastest trip on
record-that of her sister ship the Um-
6riG. The world is seeing great devel-
opments in the merchant marine since
the Savannah, the first steamer to cross
the ocean, went from Savannah to Liy-
erpool in 1919, in twenty-six days. The
smallest steamer that ever crossed the
Atlantic arrived in New York in
August, 1880, and went thence to Phil
adelphia. She steamed the entire dis
tance, 1916 miles, with a consumption
OF less than twenty-five tons of coal.
She is 81 feet in length and her gross
tonnage is seventy tons.
Smyrna times., 1887-09-21

The primitive inhabitants of the
mountain regions of Kentucky are in
all things people by themselves-so
much that they regard visitors from
other parts of the country as foreigners.
Funerals are very important events
with these people, and in order to
make them more impressive they try
to have as many ministers as possible
present. 1t is also said that husbands
are in the habit of postponing the fun
eral services of their first wives until
their second wives can attend. And a
missionary tells of one man who. was
living with his third wife without ever
having rad any funeral services oyer
his two former wives. He gave as a
reason that his third wife might die at
any time, and then he could have a
grand triple funeral service for all three
together.
Smyrna times., 1887-09-21

Institute Building, Cor. 9Th and Market
streets, Wilmington, Del, reOpens Sept lst
1856 students last year.
TRAINING SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS.
Bookkeeping, Business Forms and Gus
toms, Penmanship, Business Arithmetic,
Correspondence, Commercial Law, Prac-
tical spelling.
BUSINESS PRACTICE
in an actual Bank, Jobbing and Commits.
sion Houses, Freight and Agency Offices.
LECTURES ON BUSINESS SUBJECTS,
by a leading lawyer, expert accountant,
prominent clergyman, and business men
SHORT-HAND AND TYPE-WRITING
DEPARTMENT..
Rates low. Both sexes. Write for new cat
alogue with particulars, and testimonials.
Ag lO-2m II. s. GOLDEY, Principal.
Smyrna times., 1887-09-21
WHOLE NO. l,678.
Pernicious Literature.

An ordinance has been introduced in
Philadelphia City Council to-ston tho
sale OF all those fash newspapers and
books that devote their columns to the
publication of accounts of criminal
deeds, or sensational stories of deeds Of
oloodshed, lust and crime. Though
such a movement is creditable upon
the part of the Council, vet we would
rather think the evil is so general that
70 eradicate or even check it would re.
quire State rather than local lepisla.
ton. The evil effects of bad literature
are seen and felt everywhere. Few
persons who have not looked into this
matter have any idea of the immense
Hood of literature of that character
That is constantly poured on the mar
ket to vulgarize and demoralize the ris.
ing generation. Not only is the evil
confined to the young, though with
them it has the most pernicious effect.
but there are many old slaves to fash
sensational reading. It is no unusual
sight to see people bowed with the
weight of many years, and tottering
upon the verge of the grave, spend all
their time in reading sensational lies as
they are served up in many of the foul
pIctOrials that infest society. Thev i'm
bibed the habit of reading such stuff
when young, and it acquired such a
hold upon them that it seems in old ACE
almost necessary to their existence to
have their daily portion of scandal.
murder and blOodshed served up to
them in sensational periodicals and pa
pers. With such persons their chief
conversation is about crime, murder.
shame and the highest imagination of
the imprObables and impossibilities of
life. Solid reading, such as science.
philosophy, religious literature, travels.
history and poetry, except of the lewd
sort, has no charms for them. Like
the drunkard, who must have his dailv
portion of stimulants, these persons
must have their daily hash of scandal,
or to them life would be almost blank.
The evil Of reading such foul literature
is widespread and deep, and will re-
quire stern measures to suppress it.
Smyrna times., 1887-09-21

Baltimore and Ohio shares have fall
en- largely since the development of
the deal with the syndicate. The true
reason for the decline is the fact that
the stock has been selling for probably
nifty per cent. above its intrinsic value
for several years past. It is still a first
class stock; is vastly better to-day than
1t was month ago, as it is no longer
in financial peril and is relieved of pro-
figate direction.
Smyrna times., 1887-09-21

Senator Riddleberger has started a
novel prohibition movement. The
Shenandoah Agricultural Society will
hold its annual fair this month. The
privilege of selling liquor on the fair
ground was advertised to be sold to the
highest bidder. The Senator was
awarded the privilege for the sum of
500. He then voluntarily obligated
himself to the society that no intoxicat-
ing liquors should be sold or dispensed
on the graunds during the continuance
OF the fair, and decided to keep closed
the building heretofore used as a bar
room.
Smyrna times., 1887-09-21
State Fair Races.
ALL THE LISTS ARE FULL-REFUsING
QUESTIONABLE OFFERS.

All the entries for contests of speed
at lhe State Fair are full, the lists en-
bracing 142 entries. This insures good
contests in each race, as there will be
starters enough in each to make them
interesting. Regarding the charge
made in some quarters that the fair is
run as money-making scheme regard
less of the features introduced. the cor
respondent saw a couple of documents
in Secretary Barnard's Office last week
which knocked the charge into smith
Greens. One was an offer from New
York parties of 500 for the priviledge
OF selling pools on the ground, and the
other was from Philadelphia fakir
who offered $500 for the privilege of
running wheel of fortune during the
fair. Upon the backs of both of these
brilliant offers Secretary Barnard had
written an emphatic No, and thus it
Will be seen he threw away 81 200 be-
cause, as he stated, he would under
no consideration prostitute the associa-
ton to gambling for the sake of gain.
When the correspondent limited that
they ran wheels of fortune and grab
bags at church festivals, the secretary
smiled his broadest smile, and replied
I'VE are not running a church fair vet.
and hence don't deal in chances" The
secretary has been working hard, and
the result will be shown in undoubted-
ly the finest exhibit in all departments
ever seen on these grounds, a list of
attractions such as is seldom presented
on agricultural fair grounds, and field
OF horses never equalled in either size
or quality in this section.
Smyrna times., 1887-09-21
Missionary Ridge.

One of the most brilliant battles of
the war was the storming of Missionary
Ridge. General Fullerton tells the
story of it in the May Century. The
battle was fought and won without
orders. Certainly no military officer
having a regard for the lives of his
men would have sent them on so des.
perate an errand. General Bragg felt
secure enough on the heights, which
were bristling with cannon. 1t was
late in the afternoon of November 25tb
1868. There had been an artillery
duel all day long. An order was given
to move forward and take the rifle-pits
at the foot of the Ridge. The signal
guns were fired, and 10000 mon leaped
forward carrying all before them. The
rite-pits were taken. Pausing a few
moments for breath, as if by common
impulse, the men began to climb the
mountain. Not commanding officer
gave the word. The soldiers who car
red the musk cts took things into their
own hands, the officers followed, then
led. A wave of wondrous enthusiasm
swept through the hosts. On they
went fighting their way. The bitter
rain of musket-balls rained in their
faces. Shells burst by hundreds among
their torn and bleeding ranks, but ON
they went. There was no thought of
protecting the fanks, although the
enemy's lines stretched beyond on eth
er side. There was no thought of re-
serves or support. Grant saw the
movement, he cOmprehended the dan
ger Of disastrous repulse. Turning to
Gen. Thomas, who stood beside him.
he said:
Thomas, who ordered those men mn
that RidgeP"
. don't know" said Thomas. at
did not. Granger, did you order them
up ?"
No." said Granger. "I did not
They started without orders"
Grant ordered Fullerton to ride over
and ask Wood and Sheridan if thew or
dered the troops up the Ridge. Thew
both said No, they are going up with
out orders" So mounting from rock
to rock those veteran legions reached
the summit, drove the enemy from their
guns, and the battle was won. Then
followed a wonderful scene. Some
shouted; some cried for iov: some
danced in wild delight, and now the
wounded forgot their pain to ioin in
the general hurrah. General Granger
rode along the lines and playfully said:
" Boys, you are going to be court-mar-
tailed every one Of you. You took this
Ridge without orders. You were order
ed to take the works at the foot of the
mountain, and you have taken those
on top. You have disobeyed orders.
and you know you ought to be court.
martialed."
Some day, some glorious day. the
soldiers Of Christ will sweep over the
world in obedience to such a divine inn
pulse. A mighty wave of enthusiasm
will sweep over the sacramental host
" II can be done It can be done y, will
become the creed of the
Church, and thenceforward she will
have the swing of conquest and the
war of the ages, of which all other
wars are only battles, will be forever
and the nations shall learn war NO
more, and then,
Some sweet bird ofthe South
WIN build in every cannon's mouth
TIL the only sound from its rusty throat
Win be a wren's or a b;uebird's note
and then "The earth shall be full of
knowledge Of the Lord as the waters
cover the sea-"
Smyrna times., 1887-09-21
ARPHTS! CARPETS !

Having made arrangements to
sell Carpets by sample, I ask all
who want Carpets of any grade
or pattern to call and examine the
sample. Prices guaranteed as
low as the same goods can be
sold in New York or Philadel-
phia. Carpets, Oil Cloths, Rugs,
Mats, Mating, Carpet Lining,
Ottomans, Stair Rods, Druggets,
Window Shades, Plain and Col
ored Scrims, &c, &c, &c.
Smyrna times., 1887-09-21
Conditions of Trials of SDeed.
Hil Entrance fee, ten per cent Of the purse

Entrance fee, ten per cent of the purse
Five or more TO enter three TO start.
All the races are TrOtting and Pacing Races
mile heats, TO harness, best three in i've except
Purses and 9, and will be conducted strictly al.
eording to the rules Of the National Trotting As.
sOciatiOn, to which this Association belongs
Heats in each days races will be trotted alter
natey.
When eight or more horses start in heat the
distance will be one hundred and fifty Yards and
to continue so through the race
A horse distancing the field, or any part there
OF, will be entitled TO only one premium.
All entries must be in writing, and all entries
not actually received at the hour Of closing are
ineligible, except entries by registered letters
bearing postmark not later than day of closing,
or entries notified by telegraph, telegram 10 be
actually received at the Office of sending at or be-
fore the hour Of closing, and such telegram to
state color, sex and name Of the horses, and class
TO be entered, and also to give the name and res
idence of the party making the entry.
Entries to close at IL O'Clock NJ, Tuesday Sep
teInber 6, 1887 Entries TO be made to the Kent
County Agricultural Association, Hanesviile
Kent county, Nd. Address,
w. B. STEPHENS, Secretary,
Aug low Hanesville, Kent County, Md.
Smyrna times., 1887-09-21

Job" said Mrs. Shuttle, "do you
know that think we had better call
our Sam The Volunteer after this"
Why, has he been racing with anv
oneP"
Mo- but he runs away from us
every day as easily as the V0Eunteer
does from the rest"
Umph! guess a spanking breeze
will put him on another tack.-Hart-
ford Post.
Smyrna times., 1887-09-21

Ben Butler, the ally of the Republi-
cans, is the first man to advocate pen-
sioning Confederate soldiers. In a
speech at Boston last week he advo-
cate that the Treasure surplus be di.
veded among Union soldiers and if anv
was left to give it to those who fought
on the other side With Ben to do the
dividing there wouldn't be any left.
Smyrna times., 1887-09-21

On the hotel piazza" What do Won
think of Mrs. Jones ?"
II don't know L"
"Oh, 1 guess she's a nice person
enough. But then she is so egotisti-
CAL"
"Yes ?"
Yes; l was asking her something
or other about the BrOokses. and she
said that she never troubled herself
about anybOdy's business but her own.
Don't you call that egotisticalP"
Really, you shouldn't be so severe.
IL may be only narrOw-mindedness ~
Boston Transcript.
Smyrna times., 1887-09-21

A certain professional man in town
has scheme which might be adoped
by every one who pays his street tax.
When a collector called on him yester-
day with bill, an assistant succeeded
in taking a photograph of the pair in
the act of paying the bill and giving
receipt. OrlGndO( FIa.) Record.
Smyrna times., 1887-09-21

San Diego, CAL, is going to advertite
its boom by sending its brass band to
the principal cities of the East on a
concert tour. Those who have hitherto
thought that Western booms are harm
less things will now-have an opportun-
ity to revise their opinion.
Smyrna times., 1887-09-21
For the Smyrna Times.
Our BlOodless Battle.
BY F. F. C.

From the East where old Atlantic's
Never ceaseless billows roar;
From the West where calm Pacific
Chants her requiem on the shore
From the North and South, we've gather
With one holy aim in view,
With purpose born of Heaven
We are gathered here at Drew.s
Mid the shrieks of dying millions.
And the sound of cannon peal.
Mid the cloudy smoke of battle,
And the din of clanking steel:
Mighty nations have arisen
By the power of the sword.
Victory sits upon our banners
By the power of Gods Own Word.
AT the name Of great Napoleon
Europe trembles, monarchs bow.
And the crowns of many nations
Flash in splendor on his brow:
But beyond this flash of glory
And the splendor of his power.
Moaning, dying, men and women
Curse his name and curse the hour.
"hen, While dazzled at his greatness
And the splendor conquests bring.
By the shouts of gathering armies
And the charm Of marshaled swing,
They obeyed his high ambition
And became the sharer Of will.
And forgetting loves first duty
Marched to slaughter. and to kill.
what are emperOrs lands and millions.
Or the sway of temporal power;
II they're gained by cruel bloodshed;
And by causing men to cover
For the fear Of death, or dungeon
or the threat of cOnquering arms?
These may please the lower nature
But for manhood hath no charms.
In the field which we have entered
No blood red banners wave;
But the pure white Ban of Heaven
Which Mans Duty Is To Save"
In the war with carnal weapons
lie who slaughters most is brave:
In the warfare born of Heaven,
lie is bravest who can save.
Against the Prince of Hell and Darkness.
And the Fiend who gave sin birth.
Against the power which ruins ma: hood
We're commanded to go forth.
With the helmet of Salvation
And with Faith breast plate rare.
With the Sword Of the Spirit
Used in righteousness and PRAYER
We VIII conquer, though the army
OF Perdition leave its camp,
Though its path be red with blood-sbed
And mid oatl We hear its trainps.
we VIII conquer! Foromnipotance is ours
And we rest for reihforcements
On the Lords exhauStless powers!
Some may fall at home mid loved ones.
Some mid north winds chilling blast.
Others where the spicy breezes whisper
Softly as Il ey pass.
Kindred hearts may weeping lay us
In our dark and silent bed;
Or the hands of dusky heather
Give the last rites Of the dead
But when morning bright eternal
Breaks above the eastern hill;
And the blast of heavenly trumpets
Break the night watch calm and still:
We will muster at the roll call
On the heavenly camping ground.
And receive eternal furlough
With Victor's Palm and Crown.
.ritten to be read before the Drew Literar,